Gujarat: A fire broke out in Shri Ganganagar Humsafar Express train shortly after it left Valsad railway station in Gujarat on Saturday afternoon. Sumit Thakur, CPRO, Western Railway, after the incident informed that fire and smoke were noticed in the power car or the brake van coach of the Shri Ganganagar Humsafar Express train shortly after it left Valsad railway station in Gujarat on Saturday afternoon. All passengers of the adjacent coach were deboarded safely and no casualty has been reported yet. After detaching the coach from this train, it will be departed shortly, he added.
"A fire broke out in Tiruchchirappalli-Sri Ganganagar Humsafar Express around 2 pm soon after it left Valsad station towards Surat," said a railway official.
Fire likely due to short circuit
The flames erupted in the power coach, likely due to a short circuit, and spread to the adjoining B1 coach, said Superintendent of Police Karanraj Vaghela, adding that the fire was now under control.
But the incident caused panic among the passengers. The train was brought to a halt and all the passengers deboarded for safety, officials said.
(with inputs from agencies)
